Driver killed in head-on crash was Fla. resident

EAST COUNTY:
A man who died Tuesday in a head-on collision on Wildcat Canyon Road near the Barona Indian Reservation was identified as Keith Gregory Sexton of Florida, the county Medical Examiner's Office said.

Sexton, 36, had been in San Diego on business.

The collision was reported at 12:45 p.m. after the driver of a 2004 Chevrolet pickup crossed over the double yellow line into oncoming traffic on Wildcat Canyon near Casa de Carol Road. The truck collided with the 1988 Chevrolet pickup Sexton was driving, pushing it off the roadway.

Sexton's pickup came to rest on a dirt embankment, the California Highway Patrol said.

Sexton, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene, authorities said.

— D.L.

CRIME WATCH

Help sought to find man who robbed bank branch

SAN DIEGO:
The FBI and San Diego police are seeking the public's help to identify a man who robbed Chase Bank in Kearny Mesa yesterday.

The man entered the bank, on Ruffin Road near Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, about 12:20 p.m. and handed the teller a demand note. No weapon was seen. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The robber was described as Latino, about 30 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds.

He was wearing a light-colored ball cap with a yellow San Diego Chargers bolt on the front, sunglasses, a light-colored jacket with a zipper, a black T-shirt and black sneakers.

Anyone with more information is asked to call the FBI at (858) 565-1255, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (888) 580-8477.

— S.S.

FIRE WATCH

Winds and heat hamper crews fighting 2 blazes

TIJUANA:
Strong Santa Ana winds and high temperatures hampered firefighters as they tried to contain two blazes yesterday in the south and far-east areas of Tijuana, authorities said.

Smoke was visible in southern San Diego County.

One fire was burning on a hill at a military base in the Aguaje de la Tuna district, about 20 minutes south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

The blaze spread near sports fields in an army training areabefore it was contained about 6:30 p.m., fire officials said. Winds were blowing the flames in the direction of a housing complex about a mile away. No major structure damage was reported.

Fire Department officials said winds were gusting to 20 miles per hour.

The second blaze was in the Cerro de la Manteca area, about 40 minutes east of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. Part of that fire was within the Tijuana city limits, and part of it was in Tecate.That fire was controlled by 6 p.m. The causes of both fires are under investigation.

— O.M.G.

Brush fire burns 2 acres just north of the border

TECATE:
A brush fire that burned 2 acres yesterday just north of the U.S.-Mexico border destroyed two structures, authorities said.

The fire began about 10 a.m. in a structure off Humphries Road near Tecate and spread to vegetation. The area has numerous outbuildings and mobile homes, said Cal Fire spokeswoman Roxanne Provaznik.